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The Liberia-flagged container vessel MSC Tasman VI and the Singapore-flagged container vessel Wan Hai 353 are docked along a pier at the Khor Fakkan Container Terminal, the only natural deep-sea port in the region and one of the major container ports in Sharjah Emirate, along the Gulf of Oman on June 19, 2026.

伊朗袭击阿曼附近海域的货船，考验特朗普的霍尔木兹海峡协议。

自停火以来，伊朗首次袭击货船。与此同时，美国高级外交官马可·卢比奥在麦纳麦与海湾合作委员会部长们举行会晤，驳斥伊朗对霍尔木兹海峡的控制权主张。

Jared Szuba

由 Jared Szuba

In Washington, DC, reporting on defense, national security, military

One of the first three US-made F-35 aircraft in Polish Air Force colors taxis along the runway at the 32nd Tactical Air Base in Lask, central Poland, while fire-fighting vehicles perform a water salute on May 22, 2026.

特朗普暗示在北约峰会前夕与土耳其就F-30项目取得突破性进展

尽管国会授权对土耳其国防工业实施制裁，但美国政府仍计划在下个月的北约峰会之前向安卡拉出售喷气式发动机。

Responders arrive to a demolished building at San Bernardino after a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Venezuela and other regions in the Caribbean on June 24, 2026 in Caracas, Venezuela.

委内瑞拉发生两次地震，造成至少188人死亡，以色列、土耳其和伊朗提供援助。

尽管伊朗、土耳其和以色列与委内瑞拉的外交关系各不相同，但它们却是最早向遭受地震袭击的委内瑞拉提供援助的国家之一。

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Explainer

被炸毁的矿场，失踪的铀：特朗普的伊朗核协议如何取决于核查人员的准入

伊朗长期以来阻挠联合国核监督机构的工作，这让人质疑它在未来的协议中会给予多大的权限。

Latest News

伊朗驳斥特朗普关于冻结资金将用于购买美国大豆的说法：你需要了解什么

Speaker of the Parliament of Iran, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf (R) arrives at the Burgenstock resort in Obbuergen, near Lucerne on June 21, 2026.

黎巴嫩因战乱取消全国高中毕业考试：你需要了解什么

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伊朗伊斯兰革命卫队警告不要使用“极其危险”的霍尔木兹航线：你需要了解什么

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黎巴嫩谈判陷入僵局，中央司令部司令前往以色列和海湾地区。

Commander of US Central Command (CENTCOM) Navy Adm. Brad Cooper testifies during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on May 14, 2026, in Washington.

Jared Szuba

由 Jared Szuba

In Washington, DC, reporting on defense, national security, military

A protester holds a Turkish flag in front of police officers during a rally in support of Istanbul's arrested Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, Istanbul, Turkey, March 23, 2025.

土耳其因抵制活动拘留十余人，打击名人的行动不断扩大

针对抵制呼吁的打击行动正在扩大，包括封锁社交媒体账号、将演员从电视剧中除名等。

President Donald Trump speaking during a swearing-in ceremony in the Oval Office at the White House on March 28, 2025, in Washington, DC.

Analysis

特朗普的中东战略能否避免与伊朗的军事对抗？

美国和伊朗目前还没有到达战争边缘。但华盛顿正在争分夺秒地遏制德黑兰的核计划，以防中国入侵台湾——也防止以色列单独行动。

Jared Szuba

由 Jared Szuba

In Washington, DC, reporting on defense, national security, military

This picture taken from Israel-annexed Golan Heights along the border with southern Syria shows smoke billowing above the Syrian village of Koayiah during Israeli bombardment, on March 25, 2025.

叙利亚紧张局势加剧，以色列对大马士革、哈马进行空袭

尽管遭到大马士革新政府的抗议，以色列仍加强了对叙利亚的军事行动。

In this handout photo provided by the US Navy, the Abraham Lincoln and John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Groups conduct carrier strike force operations in the US 6th Fleet area of operations on April 24, 2019 in the Mediterranean Sea.

F-35、航母和 B-2 轰炸机：五角大楼加强中东军事存在

由于担心如果伊朗核浓缩问题的外交关系出现问题，伊朗革命卫队可能猛烈攻击美国在阿拉伯半岛和黎凡特的基地，五角大楼一直在中东悄悄集结军队。

A February 6, 2025 photo shows the US Treasury in Washington, DC. Opponents to US President Donald Trump say he allowed Elon Musk -- the world's richest man and a major government contractor -- to break the law by accessing US Treasury payment systems that send out trillions of dollars and hold a welter of sensitive personal data. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

美国对俄罗斯网络实施制裁，因其在袭击持续期间协助胡塞武装

制裁针对的是驻俄罗斯的几名个人，他们被指控协助胡塞官员赛义德·贾马尔，贾马尔自 2021 年以来一直受到美国的制裁。

People with placards during a demonstration in support of Ekrem Imamoglu and political prisoners in Turkey and in solidarity with the resistance to the Erdogan regime in Paris France March 29, 2025. (Photo by Bastien Ohier / Hans Lucas / Hans Lucas via AFP) (Photo by BASTIEN OHIER/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images)

土耳其因 Meta 拒绝限制 Facebook 和 Instagram 以应对伊玛莫格鲁抗议活动而对其处以罚款

X 已按照土耳其政府的要求暂停了其社交媒体账户，而 Meta 则表示，因拒绝这样做，它在土耳其面临巨额罚款。

The heavily damaged Shahid (Martyr) Mosque is pictured in Khartoum's Muqrin neighbourhood on March 22, 2025. Sudan's army and allied armed groups seized the country's presidential palace on March 21 in the ongoing war against the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitaries, which the RSF had used since the start of the war to house elite forces and stockpile ammunition. The military has since launched a clearing operation to push the RSF out of the city centre, retaking on March 22 several strategic state ins

喀土穆指责 RSF 掠夺和破坏苏丹文化遗产：你需要知道什么

苏丹政府指责快速支援部队在占领喀土穆期间掠夺并破坏了包括苏丹国家博物馆在内的文化遗产，称此举是战争罪，并承诺与联合国教科文组织和国际刑警组织合作，追回被盗文物。

A picture taken on Aug. 20, 2010, shows an Iranian flag fluttering at an undisclosed location in the Islamic republic next to a surface-to-surface Qiam-1 missile.

Analysis

在特朗普发出威胁后，伊朗再次警告其可能发展核武器，这究竟是虚张声势，还是另有隐情？

这一警告是由一位以务实谈判技巧而闻名的温和派政治家发出的，突显了德黑兰和华盛顿之间的关系日益不稳定。

A correspondent in Tehran

由 A correspondent in Tehran

In Tehran, reporting on politics

A column of Russian missile S-400 Triumf systems drives on Red Square during the Victory Day military parade in central Moscow, on May 9, 2024.

美国高级参议员：在俄罗斯 S-400 导弹“消失”之前，不会向土耳其提供 F-35 战机

共和党参议员吉姆·里施在汤姆·巴拉克出任下一任美国驻土耳其大使的提名听证会上发表了上述声明。巴拉克强调了安卡拉在该地区对抗伊朗和促进叙利亚稳定方面的战略作用。

Civil Guard agents are pictured in an anti-terrorist operation against a Hezbollah drone manufacturing facility in this undated photo.

西班牙逮捕 3 名涉嫌向真主党提供无人机零件的嫌疑人

这是不到一年的时间内西班牙当局第二次逮捕与真主党有联系的个人。

由 Rosaleen Carroll

In Washington, DC, US, reporting on the Middle East

US President Donald Trump walks toward Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, on March 28, 2025, in Washington.

大规模武器销售后，特朗普将访问沙特阿拉伯、阿联酋、卡塔尔：你需要知道些什么

近几个月来，美中签署了一系列双边经济和防务协议，总统敦促海湾国家增加对美国的投资。

Former US President Donald Trump gestures as US Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) addresses the crowd during a 2024 election campaign event in Columbia, South Carolina, on January 28, 2023. Trump hits the campaign trail Saturday for the first time in a third bid for the US presidency overshadowed by intensifying criminal investigations and a firestorm of political controversy. The twice-impeached Republican, whose party lost the White House and both chambers of Congress during his term, makes his case for anoth

Analysis

对特朗普的批评可能如何导致内塔尼亚胡的辛贝特提名人落败

参议员林赛·格雷厄姆 (Lindsey Graham) 反对提名伊莱·沙维特 (Eli Sharvit) 为新任辛贝特局长，这可能在总理本雅明·内塔尼亚胡 (Benjamin Netanyahu) 周二决定撤销任命方面发挥了关键作用。

In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense